Birthing a life.

(ARIELLE'S POV)

I walked into the house, exhausted from a long day at the academy. All I craved for at that point was a light lunch and a long nap. But as I entered the kitchen, a sudden pain struck me in my abdomen. "Ah!" I gasped, clutching my stomach.

What was that? I thought, suddenly panicky. Was it labor? I know I was in my ninth month, but I was not due for delivery until the end of the month and today was just day 15. The pain hit again, more intense this time, and I doubled over. Oh God, something's over.

I limped to the living room, grabbed my handbag, and fumbled for my phone. My fingers trembled as I dialed Dwayne's number.

"Please pick up, please pick up," I chanted.

"Dwayne!" I exclaimed, relief washing over me when he answered.

"Arielle, what's up?"

"I... I'm in pain, I don't know, but it hurts so much. My abdomen, waist-"

"What? Where are you?" He asked, his voice urgent.

"I'm at home. I-"

"Damnit! I'm about to board my flight."

"Sorry, I forgot..." I paused, the pain overwhelming me.

calm,

The line went dead.

apart as my abdomen

Please hurry, Dwayne.

to stand, but Dwayne burst in, sweating

worse now,"

in his arms and rushed out of the house. Placing me in the backseat and ensuring I was comfortable, he got behind the

doctor explained the cause of my condition

into premature and forced labor. We need to inject you with an oxytocin injection to make your cervix dilate faster so you can

behalf as I was too tired to speak. "You can go

a paper

at me, seeking my

it," he said, turning

were brought and he signed. As I was wheeled into the delivery theatre, I felt a

you," I whispered to

my

door of the theatre

delivered of my baby. A nurse placed him in my

he's incredibly handsome," she

the life I had just brought into the world. His tiny hands and legs,

to gaze down at him, another nurse approached me. "Alright, latest mum. I have to take him from you so he can be tended to, and you need to be tended

wanted to hold

I had my bath and got dressed in

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